Some of the new special innovative projects  undertaken  by Defence Research and  Development Organisation (DRDO) during last three years are:

·     Pralay Missile

·     Rudra M-II Air to Surface Missile

·     Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART)

·     Ku-band Active Radar Seeker

·     Stealth Wing Flying Testbed (SWiFT)

·     AESA Based Integrated Sensor Suite (ABISS)

·     EM Gun Powered by a Capacitor Bank

·     Multi-Agent Robotics System (MARS)

·     Ku-band TWTA for Aerospace Application

·     Submarine Periscope

·     Air Independent Propulsion System for  Submarine

·     AWACS (India), Radar USHAS

 

These projects cover a wide variety of technology domains from aeronautics to missiles and naval systems.

Details of expenditure made by the Department of Defence Research and Development during the last three years and current year (including above mentioned projects) are given below:

Year	Expenditure (Rs in crore)
2013-14	10868.88
2014-15	13257.98
2015-16	13277.27
2016-17 (BE)	13593.78

There is a well established mechanism in DRDO for the sanctioning of the projects. On compliance of the same, projects are sanctioned accordingly.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Dr. V Maitreyanin Rajya Sabha today.

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